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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 15, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Ole Asmussen, Henstedt-Ulzburg, DE;

Robert Beiderbeck, Wassenberg, DE;

Erik Rueger, Ockenheim, DE;

Markus Schaefer, Heiligenmoschel, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01); G11B 25/06 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 5/40 (2006.01); G11B 5/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/144 (2013.01); G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G11B 5/40 (2013.01); G11B 5/82 (2013.01); G11B 25/06 (2013.01); G11B 33/1453 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer program product, including a storage device storing computer readable program code executable by a processor to implement a method for corrosion protection of a tape drive based on a tape drive corrosion protection system that includes a tape drive, a temperature sensor, a heating entity, and a controller. Humidity information is determined via a humidity sensor. Temperature information, indicative of a temperature in or within the tape drive, is established via the temperature sensor. The temperature information is received at the controller. The heating entity is activated in a manner dependent on the temperature information established via the temperature sensor in order to prevent corrosion within the tape drive. Activating the heating entity is in response to a determination that the relative humidity is above a specified relative humidity threshold value and a temperature drop is above a specified temperature drop value within a specified period of time.


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